by Laura Rote | Aug 1, 2019 | Graphic Designers
The partner and designer at Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv shares his lessons learned, having designed more than 60 identity programs, from the US Open Tennis Championships to Harvard University Press and more. Manage expectations. “A logo cannot say very much...
by Laura Rote | May 22, 2019 | Graphic Designers
Typographer Tobias Frere-Jones has been collecting since he was a boy. Over the years, his passion zeroed in on the lettering within his collections, and he felt driven to dig even deeper, dissecting historic typefaces, collecting anecdotes, and amassing an assortment...
by Laura Rote | May 6, 2019 | Interior Designers
I’d been walking around New Orleans all morning and afternoon when I turned the corner and finally found a bit of respite—the Eliza Jane. On a relatively quiet side street (compared to the heart of the French Quarter), the hotel’s Press Room bar and lobby area called...
by Laura Rote | Jan 14, 2019 | Art, Explore, Features, Music, Recommended
Forget everything you think you know about Colombia. While the capital city of Bogotá (population 8 million) was one of the most violent cities in the world in the ’90s, today’s Bogotá is a vastly different, happier place, with an emphasis on art. We asked...
by Laura Rote | Jan 11, 2019 | Designers, Interior Designers, Recommended
From the moment you walk into Concept Hotel Group’s Paradiso Ibiza Art Hotel, in Ibiza, Spain, your senses kick into overdrive—especially your sense of sight. With design elements that harken back to your favorite arcade (think neon and even a thoughtfully placed...
by Laura Rote | Jan 2, 2019 | Furniture Designers, Objects & Gear, Product Designers, Recommended
A contemporary step forward for classic, Scandinavian-style seating; avian-inspired vases from France; sleek, minimalist dinnerware and decorative ceramics out of Belfast, and more. Check out five of the best decorative-object and furniture designs to recently hit our...
by Laura Rote | Dec 10, 2018 | Interior Designers
Justina Blakeney has always been creative. As a kid, you could often find her painting or drawing, and she’s long had a love of ceramics, knitting, and even playing music (she sings and plays guitar). For years she dreamed of running her own design empire. Nearly a...
by Laura Rote | Dec 6, 2018 | Photography
Award-winning photographer Rosie Matheson has shot for everyone from The Guardian and Getty Images to Nike, Vice, and ASOS as well as photographing musicians like RZA, Two Door Cinema Club, and Interpol’s Paul Banks. One of her most compelling recent projects, “Boys,”...
by Laura Rote | Dec 3, 2018 | Explore
Close your eyes and picture “underground.” Maybe you imagine a cave, tunnels, an elaborate city system, or just a whole lot of worms and dirt. But consider, for a moment, what else might be there—historic bunkers, ancient water reservoirs transformed into art...
by Laura Rote | Nov 28, 2018 | Interior Designers
Guests dining in the Pink Cabana at the Sands Hotel & Spa are transported to another time and place from the moment they slide into a pink booth. The space is a modern take on the tennis and racquet clubs of old, with a bit more color and decadence, according to...
by Laura Rote | Nov 20, 2018 | News
On Nov. 15, the team at Sixtysix gathered with creatives from all over Chicago—including artists, designers, and car enthusiasts—to celebrate the inaugural print issue at Morgan MFG. Sixtysix partied with Swedish hypercar manufacturer Koenigsegg—maker of the world’s...
by Laura Rote | Nov 16, 2018 | Automotive Design
Sixtysix celebrated its inaugural issue with a celebration with Swedish hypercar manufacturer Koenigsegg—maker of the world’s fastest car—this week at Chicago’s Morgan MFG. Check out some love for the Agera RS, Koenigsegg, and Sixtysix from Fox 32 News. The event...
